Chapter 171: Life 68, Age 38, Martial Lord 1
Stepping through the stone arch caused my surroundings to flash, but it appeared as if I hadn’t moved. The only changes of note were that the stone arch had vanished and there was now a large desk in the middle of the road with an elderly man sitting behind it. A quick check with energy vision confirmed that this was all an illusion, similar to when I was leaving the Path of Mind in my last life.
The old man’s voice was rough and gravelly.
“Su Fang, you have demonstrated an acceptable level of soul cultivation while on the path. Your efforts to showcase your talents by training and managing others have also been noted. However, in the future, please refrain from doing such a thing on the path as it upsets the balance of these assessments.”
I opened my mouth to respond, but he didn’t give me a chance to speak.
“While you have also demonstrated an acceptable level of knowledge in formations, you have not shown any level of martial skills in your current realm. As such, your position in the sect will be reduced to ungraded inner sect disciple. Participate in an Exam at your earliest convenience to have your skills properly assessed.”
Without waiting for my reply, both the man and the desk vanished. They were replaced with a solitary stone arch.
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After exiting the arch, I found myself at the edge of a forest on a hill overlooking Profound City. LiTing didn’t arrive until several minutes later.
“How did it go?”